How Do Great Artists End Up Making Horrible Albums?
We discuss – and debate – our '50 Genuinely Horrible Albums by Great Artists' list in the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now
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Prince and the Revolution’s Legendary Syracuse Show From 1985 Set for Release
Posted in: Music NewsPrince and The Revolution: Live arrives on vinyl, CD, and Blu-ray on June 3
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Prince – ‘Sign o’ the Times’
Posted in: Music Album Reviews35 years on from the Purple One's ninth album, revisit one of his finest and most artistically-breathtaking works.
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‘Prince Was A Teetotaler’: Winery’s Novel Defence in ‘Purple Rain’ Trademark Dispute
Posted in: Music NewsOhio-based L’uva Bella Winery is defending its right to sell “Purple Rain” wine, saying Prince famously “despised alcohol,” so there’s no consumer confusion
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Jack White Convinced the Prince Estate to Let Him Drop the Mythical, Unreleased ‘Camille’
Posted in: Music NewsThird Man co-founder Ben Blackwell says “Prince’s people agreed” to let the label issue the artist’s scrapped 1986 effort
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‘The Gift That Keeps Giving’: Mint Condition on Scoring an Unlikely TikTok Hit, 30 Years Later
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe group’s 1991 ballad “Breakin’ My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)” has found a whole new audience thanks to viral clips that poke fun at heartbreak
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Prince’s Estate Valued at $156 Million as Legal Battle Nears End
Posted in: Music NewsSix years after singer’s death, estate’s administrators and IRS reach agreement on value of Prince’s real estate holdings and recordings
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Maxwell Is Finally Free
Posted in: Music FeaturesWith the arrival of new single “Off,” the singer looks ahead to a future where he finishes his blacksummers’NIGHT trilogy — and owns his music for the very first time
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Prince’s Vault Gifts Us With Previously Unheard ‘Do Me, Baby’ Demo
Posted in: Music NewsVinyl and cassette copies will get a limited-edition run of 1981 copies of the 1979 recording to mark the year it first arrived
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Artists Hate Genres. Kelefa Sanneh Thinks That’s All Wrong
Posted in: Music FeaturesSanneh, a longtime music critic, offers a spirited “defense of musical genres” — from rap to country to punk — in his new book Major Labels
